Ruth Gunden, trailblazing champion for women’s athletics, dies at age 90
Dr. Ruth E. Gunden ’52, professor emerita of physical education and director emerita of international education, died March 25 in Goshen at age 90.
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Russel Liechty, 90, professor and dean emeritus, passes away
Russel (Russ) A. Liechty, dean of students emeritus and professor emeritus of education, who worked and taught at Goshen College for 38 years, died in Goshen on January 13 at the age 90.
Goshen College mourns passing of assistant baseball coach Doug Wellenreiter
Doug Wellenreiter, a longtime teacher, coach and official in his seventh season as Goshen College assistant baseball coach, passed away suddenly on Nov. 17. He was 63 years old.
Albert Meyer, former physics professor and advocate for Mennonite education, dies at 90
Albert J. “Al” Meyer, retired assistant professor of physics, died Friday, July 31, at his home in Goshen, surrounded by his family. He was 90 years old.
Anna Bowman, retired social work professor and a founder of women’s studies program, dies at 90
Anna Bowman, associate professor emerita of social work and director emerita of women’s studies, died Saturday, July 4, at her residence in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. She was 90 years old.
Nick Lindsay, former assistant professor of English, dies at 92
Former Goshen College Assistant Professor of English Nicholas Cave Lindsay died June 18, 2020, in Statesboro, Georgia. He was 92 years old.
J.R. Burkholder, professor emeritus of religion, dies at 91
John Richard (J.R.) Burkholder, Goshen College Professor Emeritus of Religion, died in the early morning of Dec. 20, 2019, one day after his 91st birthday.
Kennard Martin, GC’s longest-serving employee, dies at 78
Kennard Martin, 78, a groundsperson and longest-serving employee in the history of GC, died Aug. 29, 2019. Martin would have marked his 58th work anniversary this week.
Deb Detwiler, professor of music, dies at age 62
Dr. Debra Detwiler, Goshen College professor of music, died Monday, April 22, early in the morning at her home in Goshen. She was 62 years old and taught at the college for 20 years.
Tony Hurst, adjunct professor, dies at age 75
Gerald R. "Tony" Hurst, an adjunct professor at Goshen College, died peacefully at the Greenhouse Village Strawberry Fields Home Thursday, Feb. 14, in Goshen, at the age of 75.